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-A robotic assistant specifically designed to interface with [[Konoko]], the pink-haired Shinatama is one of the most tragic characters of [[Oni]].
+A robotic assistant specifically designed by the [[TCTF]] to interface with [[Konoko]], the pink-haired Shinatama is one of the most tragic characters of [[Oni]].
 ==Development==
 In the early phase of Oni's development, Shinatama might have been intended to be a [[Ghost in the Shell]]-esque cyborg with a whole-body transplant:
 {{Quote|Factory made as a high-speed computer interface she has a human brain but a mechanical body.|[[Oni/Early_Story#Summer_1999|Early Story]]}}
 During Hardy LeBel's creation of the final story, this transitioned to the concept of [[SLD]] technology, where Shinatama is 100% artificial and her cybernetic brain is trained using a human model (Konoko).
-The word "shinatama" refers to [[wp:Karakuri puppet|a type of puppet]] from Edo-era Japan that performed tricks, for example making a ball disappear. The word is intended to convey juggling, sleight-of-hand, or concealment. As Shinatama is a "doll" that must "juggle" a large amount of data while interfaced with [[Damocles]] and Konoko, the name seems appropriate in-universe. Considering the way that the story plays out, it could be just as fitting out-of-universe to see her name as representing concealment….
+The word "shinatama" refers to [[wp:Karakuri puppet|a type of puppet]] from Edo-era Japan that performed tricks, for example making a ball disappear. The word is intended to convey juggling, sleight-of-hand, or concealment. As Shinatama is a "doll" that must "juggle" a large amount of data while interfaced with [[Damocles]] and Konoko, the name seems appropriate in-universe. Out-of-universe, it could be just as fitting to see her name as representing concealment….
 ==Advisor to the heroine==
-Initially, Shinatama acted as the informant to Konoko via their neural link. At this time, her personality was similar to a bright and happy child, and she considered herself a sister to the up-and-coming [[TCTF]] agent. She was also assigned the task of monitoring Konoko's [[Daodan Chrysalis]]. It was later discovered that she falsified these reports in order to protect Konoko.
+Initially, Shinatama acted as the TCTF's handler to their field agent Konoko via a neural link. Unbeknownst to Konoko, Shinatama was also assigned the task of monitoring the state of her [[Daodan Chrysalis]]. It was later discovered that she had been downplaying the advancement of the Chrysalis in her reports to the TCTF in order to protect Konoko.
-Shinatama also alluded to the Chrysalis indirectly by informing Konoko that [[hyposprays]] might affect her differently then other people. This, along with her warning the young agent about [[Comguy]]s and the [[Deadly Brain]] clearly indicated their relationship was more then military professionalism. Her youthful personality was also demonstrated by her panicking when the Deadly Brain flooded the network with self-portraits.
+Shinatama alluded to the Chrysalis indirectly by telling Konoko that [[hyposprays]] would affect her differently than other people, informing her of the overpower effect. She then asked Konoko not to tell Griffin that she had shared this information, indicating their relationship to Konoko was more than a professional one. Her youthful personality was demonstrated by her panicking when the [[Deadly Brain]] flooded the Public News Net with images of itself.
-==The [[Syndicate]] assault==
+==Syndicate assault==
-Soon after the incident with the Deadly Brain, [[Muro]], [[Barabas]] and a team of [[Strikers]] and [[Bomber]]s raided [[Vago Biotech]] for "gene surgery equipment." Shinatama continued her role as advisor to Konoko, but of more particular interest was the fact that the SLD process was completely explained in the [[data console]]s. Muro and his crew escaped with the equipment, Konoko hot on their trail.
+Soon after the incident with the Deadly Brain, [[Muro]] led a Syndicate raid of [[Vago Biotech]] to obtain "experimental gene surgery equipment", with [[Barabas]] guarding the entrance. Shinatama continued her role as advisor to Konoko, but of particular interest was the fact that the SLD manufacturing process was completely explained in the lab's data consoles. Muro and his crew escaped with the equipment, Konoko hot on their trail.
-At the chase took Konoko to the airport, Shinatama reported, horrified, that [[Muro]] and his troops were killing off civilians at an alarming rate. Konoko managed to follow Muro and plant a homing device on his escape plane. Muro, however, was informed that she was neural-linked to an SLD, prompting him to conduct an immediate assault on the TCTF headquarters...
+When the chase led Konoko to the airport, Shinatama reported, horrified, that Muro and his troops were killing civilians at an alarming rate. Konoko managed to follow Muro and plant a homing device on his escape plane. Muro, however, was informed that she was neural-linked to an SLD, prompting him to conduct an immediate assault on the TCTF headquarters.
 ==Kidnapped, tortured, and destroyed==
-[[Image:Chapter 6 .MISSION COMPLETE.png|right|160px]]
+[[Image:Chapter 06 .MISSION COMPLETE.png|right|160px]]
-A massive group of Strikers, Bombers, and [[Furies]] led by Barabas assaulted the TCTF headquarters with astonishing speed and precision. Not only did they turn off the main defenses, they also blew a few critical rampways to the ground. Barabas himself managed to reach Shinatama, ripping her out of her alcove in the main computer. Konoko rushed to save her, but only just saw her getting handed off to Muro.
+A massive group of [[Strikers]], [[Mad Bomber]]s, and [[Furies]] led by Barabas assaulted the TCTF headquarters with astonishing speed and precision. Barabas himself managed to reach Shinatama, ripping her out of her alcove in [[Damocles|the main computer]]. Konoko rushed to save her, only to see her taken away by helicopter.
-The SLD was taken to a nearby [[ACC]] by Muro, who plugged her into the generator, running thousands of volts through her body. He amusedly commented that her pain threshold was nonexistent. Having obtained the information from her, Muro left her in a highly damaged state. Konoko, who had come to rescue what she considered her only friend, was unable to move her without furthering the damage.
+The SLD was taken to a nearby [[Atmospheric Conversion Center]] by Muro, who connected her to an electric generator in order to torture her. He amusedly commented that she wasn't programmed with a limit to the pain she could feel. Having gotten whatever information he wanted or having lost interest in her, Muro left Shinatama in a highly damaged state. Konoko, who had come to rescue what she considered her only friend, was unable to move her without further damaging her.
-Shinatama attempted to inform her about the Chrysalis and its impact, but only managed to pass on Konoko's real name, Mai Hasegawa, and the fact that there was something inside of her, before she received a self-destruct signal from [[Griffin]]. She attempted to slow it down, allowing Konoko a chance to escape, but the explosion was unavoidable. She was presumed dead. But Griffin had other plans.
+Shinatama attempted to inform her about the Chrysalis and its impact, but only managed to pass on Konoko's real name, Mai Hasegawa, and the fact that there was something inside of her called a Chrysalis, before she received a self-destruct signal from TCTF command. She was able to slow it down, allowing Konoko a chance to escape before the explosion of her Xiox mechanism. She was presumed dead, but Griffin would have other plans for her.
 ==Resurrection and second death==
-[[Image:Zhinatama.png|right|125px]]
+[[Image:Zombie Shinatama.png|right|125px]]
-Griffin had known from the beginning there was a high possibility the Konoko would spiral out of control, and had planned accordingly. He had designed the [[Omega Bunker]] complete with a Deadly Brain frame, and retrieved the shambled remains of Shinatama from the explosion site. He wired her up into the frame, giving her access to all the defenses and using her familiarity with Konoko as a critical part in his defense program.
+Griffin had known from the beginning there was a high possibility the Konoko would spiral out of control, and had planned accordingly. He had designed the [[Omega Vault]] bunker complete with a Deadly Brain frame, and retrieved the damaged remains of Shinatama from the explosion site. He had her wired into the frame, giving her access to the bunker's defenses and using her familiarity with Konoko as a critical advantage.
-When Konoko confronted Griffin, he retreated into the bunker, forcing her not only to combat TCTF agents, but her friend as well. Shinatama, aware that she was helping to kill the person she viewed as a sister, begged for death all the while. Eventually, Konoko managed to shut down all the defense mechanisms, and Shinatama broke free of the frame, walking toward Griffin with all the speed her skeletal body could muster.
-Griffin shot her.
+When Konoko confronted Griffin, he retreated to the bunker, forcing her not only to combat TCTF agents to reach him, but to destroy her friend as well in order to deactivate the Omega Vault's defense measures. Shinatama, aware that she was being forced to kill the person she viewed as a sister, begged for death while Konoko worked to sabotage the Deadly Brain frame through connected consoles. Once this was accomplished, Shinatama broke free of the frame, walking toward Griffin slowly (the best that her skeletal body could manage). Griffin shot her.
-==[[Shinatama Bot]]==
+==Shinatama Evolved==
-A custom character concept developed by [[User:Samer|Samer]]. The idea is Shinatama got rebuilt / resurrected into a more combat-able body ... Perhaps as a way for Griffin to redeem himself after Konoko spared his life in the bunker.
+[[Shinatama Evolved]] is a custom character concept developed by [[User:Samer|Samer]]. The idea is Shinatama got rebuilt or resurrected into a more combat-capable body, perhaps as a way for Griffin to redeem himself after Konoko spared his life in the bunker.
 ==Added value==
-It is interesting to note that the only being [[Konoko]] ever cared for, plotwise (with the near-exception of Kerr), is : a) not really human, technically; b) basically a part of Mai herself.
+It is interesting to note that the only being [[Konoko]] seems to have ever cared for (with the near-exception of Kerr) is: a) not really human; b) basically a part of Mai herself.
 ===Simulated life===
-An SLD's body is made of synthetic tissue about as complex as that which makes up the human body. The brain's complexity, in particular, is remarkable. For all we see, robots (electronic brains) only serve as work force in Oni, while tactical thought and fast reflexes are left to human-like brains (humans, cyborgs, Deadly Brains, and SLDs).
+[[Image:TXMPSHINZOMlistening.png|thumb|right]]
+ The [[Quotes/Consoles#The_SLD_project|SLD]] project is an attempt to recreate human physiology with artificial materials.
+ Dolls are grown by implanting micromechanical fabrication cells in large molds containing a mass of materials we call "prototissue".
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+SLDs are basically 3D-printed from within a material soup. They are meant to [[Quotes/Manual#Tech_Note_2|'''simulate''' many biological functions]] while not using classical biological materials (if at all).
+: ''Classical'' biological materials are prone to rot away because they contain carbon.
+Besides that SLDs feature few mechanical-like parts (skeleton) and electronic parts. This is emphasized by the term "doll" in SLD. This is to make them stronger than humans and let them easily interact with computer systems.
+SLDs fill the gap between robotics and synthetic biology.
-It's important to note that an SLD's brain and body are biological (as opposed to robots, SLDs are ''grown'', not ''built''), and that their brain is not physically "donated" by a human (as is the case for a Deadly Brain or a cyborg).
+Most care was given to recreate human skin and the brain.
-SLDs ''are'' standalone biological lifeforms. Modeled after Man, but with no human parts. Engineered to a large extent, but still wholesome individuals rather than results of a series of patches and upgrades.
+Shinatama is likely over 10 years old which could mean that Vago Biotech is at the edge of creating much more advanced SLDs now.
 ===Human-primed===
-The biomass of an [[SLD]]'s brain is able to imitate the neural structure of a human brain, but the nurturing process is sped up dramatically, and goes as follows:
+ One thing we still cannot do is create an artificial system that adequately simulates the processes of the human mind.
-*There's the senseloop, somewhat akin to popular concepts of computer-assisted learning. High input of data, which help the SLD to compensate for the lack of ''memories''.
+ Instead SLDs contain a behavioral framework patterned on donor brain engram data fed into the system during its formation.
-*And there's the priming, which at the time of Oni requires an SLD to be patterned after an existing human brain (that's true for [[Shinatama]] ''and'' [[Tanker|Tankers]]).
-Fact is: Shinatama was primed with such a human "seed". And she was patterned after no one else but [[Konoko|Mai]]. They don't share memories (not like Mai has a lot anyway), but Shinatama's emotional pattern, at the core, is not synthetic. It's human, and it's Mai's.
+SLD brains mimic real neural networks. The initial setup of the synthetic neurons is based on scans of a human brain ("brain engrams").
+ This core personality is then given a chance to develop a unique neurolattice while experiencing accelerated streaming sensory feeds.
+The approximately recreated personality is then trained to become more complex. The synthetic neural networks continue to learn and grow in a  "senseloop".
+: Shinatama might be special. In order to ''mirror'' Mai's development in best possible quality the TCTF could have demanded that her brain gets fabricated as much of a copy as possible - and so they are more guaranteed to get along. ''Soul sisters''. Mai shares all her inputs with Shinatama. In theory they are running in sync. The problem is [[#Not_growing_up|Shinatama does not grow up]].
+Since the materials are not biological this process can happen at ''unhuman'' speeds.
+The end result is an artificial brain that is even able to show emotional patterns.
+Typically, SLDs grow up in the ''social'' context and own ''belief'' that they are just better androids - tools to aid humans. They do not question their existence and therefore human overseers are most often not confronted with their ("simulated") free will. (There is no good reason for why not a free will could emerge from artificial neural networks if they are complex enough.)
 ===Backup of Mai's innocence===
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 Owldreamer's original character [[Oni2:Hikari|Hikari]] is an Oni 2 concept for Shinatama. Now an electronic ghost who has created an android avatar of herself, Hikari can be seen as the disembodied, seen-it-all Shinatama's ''anchor'' to humanity and to [[Konoko|Mai]]. Hikari's own inner universe is yet another field of investigation, but she's already a powerful character through what she means to Shinatama: without an anchor such as the neural link to Mai, or an avatar such as Hikari, Shinatama is the Disembodied Soul described above.
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